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			<h1>Insert and format tables</h1>
            <h3>Insert a table</h3>
			<p>To insert a table onto a slide,</p>
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				<li>select the slide where a table will be added,</li>
                <li>switch to the <b>Insert</b> tab of the top toolbar,</li>
				<li>click the <div class = "icon icon-inserttable"></div> <b>Table</b> icon at the top toolbar,</li>
				<li>select the option to create a table:
					<ul>
						<li><p>either a table with predefined number of cells (10 by 8 cells maximum)</p>
						<p>If you want to quickly add a table, just select the number of rows (8 maximum) and columns (10 maximum).</p></li>
						<li><p>or a custom table</p>
						<p>In case you need more than 10 by 8 cell table, select the <b>Insert Custom Table</b> option that will open the window where you can enter the necessary number of rows and columns respectively, then click the <b>OK</b> button.</p></li>
					</ul>
				</li>
				<li>once the table is added you can change its properties and position.</li>
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            <p>You can also add a table into a text placeholder pressing the <span class="icon icon-placeholder_table"></span> <b>Table</b> icon within it and selecting the necessary number of cells or using the <b>Insert Custom Table</b> option:</p>
            <p><img alt="Add table to placeholder" src="../images/placeholder_object.png" /></p>
            <p>To resize a table, drag the handles <span class="icon icon-resize_square"></span> situated on its edges until the table reaches the necessary size.</p>
            <p><span class="big big-resizetable"></span></p>
            <p>You can also manually change the width of a certain column or the height of a row. Move the mouse cursor over the right border of the column so that the cursor turns into the bidirectional arrow <span class="icon icon-changecolumnwidth"></span> and drag the border to the left or right to set the necessary width. To change the height of a single row manually, move the mouse cursor over the bottom border of the row until the cursor turns into the bidirectional arrow <span class="icon icon-changerowheight"></span> and drag it up or down.</p>
			<p>You can specify the <a href="../UsageInstructions/ManipulateObjects.htm" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">table position</a> on the slide dragging it vertically or horizontally.</p>
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                <b>Note</b>: to move around in a table you can use <a href="../HelpfulHints/KeyboardShortcuts.htm#workwithtables" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">keyboard shortcuts</a>.
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            <p>It's also possible to add a table to a slide layout. To learn more, please refer to this <a href="../UsageInstructions/SetSlideParameters.htm#addtolayout" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">article</a>.</p>
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            <h3>Adjust table settings</h3>
			<img class="floatleft"alt="Table settings tab" src="../images/tablesettingstab.png" />
			<p>Most of the table properties as well as its structure can be altered using the right sidebar. To activate it click the table and choose the <b>Table settings</b> <span class="icon icon-table_settings_icon"></span> icon on the right.</p>
			<p>The <b>Rows</b> and <b>Columns</b> sections on the top allow you to emphasize certain rows/columns applying a specific formatting to them, or highlight different rows/columns with the different background colors to clearly distinguish them. The following options are available:</p>
			<ul style="margin-left: 280px;">
				<li><b>Header</b> - emphasizes the topmost row in the table with a special formatting.</li>
				<li><b>Total</b> - emphasizes the bottommost row in the table with a special formatting.</li>
				<li><b>Banded</b> - enables the background color alternation for odd and even rows.</li>
				<li><b>First</b> - emphasizes the leftmost column in the table with a special formatting.</li>
				<li><b>Last</b> - emphasizes the rightmost column in the table with a special formatting.</li>
				<li><b>Banded</b> - enables the background color alternation for odd and even columns.</li>
			</ul>
			<p>The <b>Select From Template</b> section allows you to choose one of the predefined tables styles. Each template combines certain formatting parameters, such as a background color, border style, row/column banding etc.
			Depending on the options checked in the <b>Rows</b> and/or <b>Columns</b> sections above, the templates set will be displayed differently. For example, if you've checked the <b>Header</b> option in the <b>Rows</b> section and the <b>Banded</b> option in the <b>Columns</b> section, the displayed templates list will include only templates with the header row and banded columns enabled:</p>
			<p><span class="big big-templateslist"></span></p>
			<p>The <b>Borders Style</b> section allows you to change the applied formatting that corresponds to the selected template. You can select the entire table or a certain cells range you want to change the formatting for and set all the parameters manually.</p>
			<ul>
				<li><b>Border</b> parameters - set the border width using the <div class = "big big-bordersize"></div> list (or choose the <b>No borders</b> option), select its <b>Color</b> in the available palettes and determine the way it will be displayed in the cells clicking on the icons: 
				<p><span class="big big-bordertype"></span></p>
				</li>
				<li><b>Background color</b> - select the color for the background within the selected cells.</li>
			</ul>
			<p>The <b>Rows & Columns</b> <span class="icon icon-rowsandcolumns"></span> section allows you to perform the following operations:</p>
			<ul>
				<li><b>Select</b> a row, column, cell (depending on the cursor position), or the entire table.</li>
				<li><b>Insert</b> a new row above or below the selected one as well as a new column to the left or to the right of the selected one.</li>
				<li><b>Delete</b> a row, column (depending on the cursor position or the selection), or the entire table.</li>
				<li><b>Merge Cells</b> - to merge previously selected cells into a single one.</li>
				<li><b>Split Cell...</b> - to split any previously selected cell into a certain number of rows and columns. This option opens the following window:
				<p><img alt="Split Cells window" src="../images/split_cells.png" /></p>
				<p>Enter the <b>Number of Columns</b> and <b>Number of Rows</b> that the selected cell should be split into and press <b>OK</b>.</p>
				</li>
			</ul>
			<p class="note"><b>Note</b>: the options of the <b>Rows & Columns</b> section are also accessible from the <b>right-click menu</b>.</p>
            <p>The <b>Cell Size</b> section is used to adjust the width and height of the currently selected cell. In this section, you can also <b>Distribute rows</b> so that all the selected cells have equal height or <b>Distribute columns</b> so that all the selected cells have equal width. The <b>Distribute rows/columns</b> options are also accessible from the <b>right-click menu</b>.</p>
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            <h3>Adjust table advanced settings</h3>
			<p>To change the advanced table settings, click the table with the right mouse button and select the <b>Table Advanced Settings</b> option from the right-click menu or click the <b>Show advanced settings</b> link at the right sidebar. The table properties window will be opened:</p>
			<p><img alt="Table Properties" src="../images/table_properties.png" /></p>
			<p>The <b>Margins</b> tab allows to set the space between the text within the cells and the cell border:</p>
			<ul>
				<li>enter necessary <b>Cell Margins</b> values manually, or</li>
				<li>check the <b>Use default margins</b> box to apply the predefined values (if necessary, they can also be adjusted).</li>
			</ul>
            <p><img alt="Table Properties" src="../images/table_properties1.png" /></p>
            <p>The <b>Alternative Text</b> tab allows to specify a <b>Title</b> and <b>Description</b> which will be read to the people with vision or cognitive impairments to help them better understand what information there is in the table.</p>
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			<p>To <b>format the entered text</b> within the table cells, you can use <a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertText.htm#formatfont" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">icons at the <b>Home</b> tab of the top toolbar</a>. The <b>right-click menu</b> that appears when you click the table with the right mouse button includes two additional options: </p>
			<ul>
			    <li><b>Cell vertical alignment</b> - it allows you to set the preferred type of the text vertical alignment within the selected cells: <b>Align Top</b>, <b>Align Center</b>, or <b>Align Bottom</b>.</li>
			    <li><b>Hyperlink</b> - it allows you to insert a hyperlink into the selected cell.</li>
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